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Job Description:

Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Israel Studies. The successful candidate will also be a member of the Center for Israel Studies (see https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/israel-studies/).

This position is affiliated with the Citizenship, Rights, and Cultural Belonging Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence (see binghamton.edu/tae/).

Area of Specialization: Social Science. Discipline: Open.

Areas of Competence might include: Societies in Israel, minorities, gender, law, Israeli government and politics, Israel in the modern Middle East, Israeli foreign policy, and Israel-Palestine.

Candidate might engage topics including partition, binationalism, coalition governments, military occupations, and human rights issues through comparative lenses.

The university and department are committed to equity and inclusion. Members of groups historically underrepresented in the field and those from non-traditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a commitment to advancing equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and service.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have a strong research program. Teaching experience preferred. Ph.D. in hand by 01 September 2022 is expected.

Additional Information:

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

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Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should submit applications, including a cover letter, full curriculum vitae, names and contact information of three professional references, a research statement, a brief writing sample (no longer than a paper or chapter), and a teaching statement that focuses on pedagogy to Binghamton University Interview Exchange. Applications received by 1 October will be guaranteed full consideration, but the search will continue until the position is filled.